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a⋅way

[uh-wey]

–adverb

1.	from this or that place; off: to go away.

2.	aside; to another place; in another direction: to turn your eyes away; to turn away customers

3.	far; apart: away back; away from the subject.

4.	out of one's possession or use: to give money away.

5.	out of existence or notice; into extinction: to fade away; to idle away the morning.

6.	incessantly or relentlessly; repeatedly: He kept hammering away.

7.	without hesitation: Fire away.

–adjective

8.	absent; gone: to be away from home.

9.	distant: six miles away.

10.	immediately off and on the way: The order was given and he was away.

11.	Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, other than the one that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: winners in their last three away games. Compare home (def. 15).

12.	Baseball. having been put out: with two away in the top of the seventh.

13.

Golf.

a.	(of a golf ball) lying farthest from the hole.

b.	(of a golfer) having hit such a ball and being required to play first.

—Verb phrase

14.

do away with,

a.	to get rid of; abolish; stop.

b.	to kill: Bluebeard did away with all his wives.

—Idioms

15.

away with,

a.	take away: Away with him!

b.	go away! leave!: Away with you!

16.	where away? (of something sighted from a ship) in which direction? where?

Origin:
bef. 950; ME; OE aweg, reduction of on weg. See on, a- ¹ , way

die

1 [dahy]

–verb (used without object), died, dy⋅ing.

1.	to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.

2.	(of something inanimate) to cease to exist: The laughter died on his lips.

3.	to lose force, strength, or active qualities: Superstitions die slowly.

4.	to cease to function; stop: The motor died.

5.	to be no longer subject; become indifferent: to die to worldly matters.

6.	to pass gradually; fade or subside gradually (usually fol. by away, out, or down): The storm slowly died down.

7.	Theology. to lose spiritual life.

8.	to faint or languish.

9.	to suffer as if fatally: I'm dying of boredom!

10.	to pine with desire, love, longing, etc.: I'm dying to see my home again.

11.	to desire or want keenly or greatly: I'm dying for a cup of coffee.

—Verb phrases

12.	die away, (of a sound) to become weaker or fainter and then cease: The hoofbeats gradually died away.

13.	die down, to become calm or quiet; subside.

14.	die off, to die one after another until the number is greatly reduced: Her friends are dying off.

15.

die out,

a.	to cease to exist; become extinct: Both lines of the family died out before the turn of the century.

b.	to die away; fade; subside: The roar of the engines died out as the rocket vanished into the clouds.

—Idioms

16.

die hard,

a.	to die only after a bitter struggle.

b.	to give way or surrender slowly or with difficulty: Childhood beliefs die hard.

17.	die standing up, Theater. (of a performance) to be received with silence rather than applause.

18.	never say die, never give up hope; never abandon one's efforts.

19.	to die for, stunning; remarkable: That dress is to die for.

Origin:
1150–1200; ME dien, deien < ON deyja. Cf. dead, death

Synonyms:
1. expire, depart. Die, pass away (pass on), perish mean to relinquish life. To die is to become dead from any cause and in any circumstances. It is the simplest, plainest, and most direct word for this idea, and is used figuratively of anything that has once displayed activity: An echo, flame, storm, rumor dies. Pass away (or pass on) is a commonly used euphemism implying a con-tinuation of life after death: Grandfather passed away (passed on). Perish, a more literary term, implies death under harsh circumstances such as hunger, cold, neglect, etc.; figuratively, perish connotes utter extinction: Hardship caused many pioneers to perish. Ancient Egyptian civilization has perished.

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a·way (ə-wā')

adv.

From a particular thing or place: ran away from the lion; sent the children away to boarding school.
1. At or to a distance in space or time: We live a block away from the park.
2. At or by a considerable interval: away back in the 17th century; away off on the horizon.
3. In a different direction; aside: glanced away.
4. On the way: We want to get away early in the day.
1. In a different direction; aside: glanced away.
2. On the way: We want to get away early in the day.
In or into storage or safekeeping: put the toys away; jewels locked away in a safe.
Out of existence or notice: The music faded away.
So as to remove, separate, or eliminate: chipped the paint away; cleared away the debris.
From one's possession: gave the tickets away.
Continuously; steadily: toiled away at the project for more than a year.
Freely; at will: Fire away!

adj.

Absent: The neighbors are away.
Distant, as in space or time: The city is miles away. The game was still a week away.
Played on an opponent's field or grounds: an away game.
In golf, having the ball lying farthest from the hole and properly playing first among competitors.
Baseball Out: bases loaded, with two away.

[Middle English, from Old English aweg : a-, on; see a-¹ + weg, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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Away

A*way"\, adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.]

1. From a place; hence.

The sound is going away. --Shak.

Have me away, for I am sore wounded. --2 Chron. xxxv. 23.

2. Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.

3. Aside; off; in another direction.

The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun. --Lockyer.

4. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.

Be near me when I fade away. --Tennyson.

5. By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.

And the Lord said . . . Away, get thee down. --Exod. xix. 24.

6. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away. [Colloq.]

Note: It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as, go away, run away, etc.; all signifying departure, or separation to a distance. Sometimes without the verb; as, whither away so fast ? "Love hath wings, and will away." --Waller. It serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal, loss, parting with, etc.; as, to throw away; to trifle away; to squander away, etc. Sometimes it has merely an intensive force; as, to blaze away.

Away with, bear, abide. [Obs. or Archaic] "The calling of assemblies, I can not away with." (--Isa. i. 13), i. e., "I can not bear or endure [it]."

Away with one, signifies, take him away. "Away with him, crucify him." --John xix. 15.

To make away with. (a) To kill or destroy. (b) To carry off.

Language Translation for : away

Spanish: a; lejos,

German: weg,

Japanese: 離れて

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away

O.E. aweg, earlier on weg "on from this (that) place." Colloquial use for "without delay" (fire away, also right away) is from earlier sense of "onward in time" (16c.). Intensive use (e.g. away back) is Amer.Eng., first attested 1818.

away

Used to refer to a market, quotation, or trade not originating with a particular dealer. For example, a dealer quoting a stock at 15 away would be quoting a price that comes from a different market maker.

away

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